Sunglasses designed for someone who moves through the world knowing they are seen.
The HAWI YEMA Floating Trinity Sunglasses carry the geometry of Ethiopian spirituality into everyday wear — triangular lenses that honor the Holy Trinity, a rectangular frame that holds them like a crown, and gold accent details that catch the light the way meaning catches the eye. The floating lens effect is not a design trend. It is a design intention.
The Story Behind the Stitch
Every shape here is deliberate.
The triangle is the Holy Trinity — a sacred symbol woven into Ethiopian Christianity for over sixteen centuries. It appears in the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, in the illuminated manuscripts of the monasteries, in the gold crosses worn by pilgrims on the roads of Addis. YEMA lets you wear it on your face.
The rectangular frame holds the lens without touching it — creating the floating effect that makes these sunglasses unmistakable. Wholeness containing the sacred. Structure honoring the spiritual. The bridge and side profile carry gold accents that tie back to the heritage gold running through YEMA's visual language — not decoration, but lineage.
Addis Black honors Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, whose name means "new flower" in Amharic. A timeless shade that carries the depth of where YEMA comes from.
These are not sunglasses for blending in.
What Makes Them Yours
- Triangular floating lenses — symbol of the Holy Trinity in Ethiopian culture
- Rectangular acetate frame — creates the floating lens effect, representing wholeness
- Gold accent details on bridge and side profile
- Addis Black colorway — named for Addis Ababa, "new flower" in Amharic
- Acetate construction — lightweight, durable, built to last
- 100% UV protection (UV400) — Category 3, ANSI Z80.3-2018 US standard
- Frame width: 150mm | Height: 49mm | Lens: 43mm | Bridge: 30mm | Temple: 145mm
- Fits most face shapes — the wide bridge accommodates generously
How to Wear Your Reign
Style them when the outfit is simple and you want the face to speak. Style them when the outfit is loud and you want balance. Style them when you are moving through sacred ground and everyday ground and you see no difference between the two — because there isn't one.
Claim What's Yours
A superstar is not made in a stadium. A superstar is made in the way they carry themselves through ordinary moments. These sunglasses were designed for that person — the one who understands that presence is not performed. It is worn.
Made with purpose. Worn with intention. Designed in Tiburon, California by immigrant founders who carry Ethiopian heritage into everything they make. A portion of proceeds supports education for children in Kenya and Ethiopia — because claiming your reign means building foundations for others to rise.
Product Specifications
- Acetate frame
- Triangular floating lenses
- Gold accent details — bridge and side profile
- Addis Black colorway
- 100% UV protection (UV400), Category 3
- US standard ANSI Z80.3-2018
- Frame width: 150mm | Height: 49mm | Lens: 43mm | Bridge: 30mm | Temple: 145mm
Bold designs for the brave. If you're here, you belong.
